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AQUANAUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
Synonyms:
aquanaut; oceanaut
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aquanaut" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder
Synonyms:
aquanaut; skin-diver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("aquanaut" is a kind of...):
bather; natator; swimmer (a person who travels through the water by swimming)